“Neaera patagonica, n. sp. (P1. VIII. figs. 5-5b).
Testa Neæræ wollastonii similis, sed crassior, paulo inæquilateralis, rostro postico longiori et graciliori desinita.
Length 29 mm., height 14, diameter 12.
Habitat.—Station 305, west coast of Patagonia, in 165 fathoms; blue mud.
Both this species and Neæra wollastonii may eventually prove to be large varieties of Neæra rostrata, Spengler, being similarly sculptured. Still there is a considerable difference in form. The single left valve from the above locality has the apex of the umbo (viewing it from within) situated 13 mm. from the anterior end, or only one and a half in advance of the centre. From this it will be seen that it is more equilateral than Neæra rostrata, but less so than Neæra wollastonii.”
(Smith, 1885: 39-40)
